Chiranjeevi turns 58 today

8/22/2013 11:59:49 AM

It’s Megastar Chiranjeevi’s birthday today. The Congressman and Minister of State for Tourism has, in recent years, eased out of Tollywood and concentrated on his political career. In fact, his recent shift in stance over the Telengana issue has caused quite a furore.

He can, however, look back at a career filled with achievements. It earned him the title of Megastar and a huge fan following. Starting in the late eighties, Chiranjeevi starred in such acclaimed films as Rudraveena and Muta Mesthri. He has had a few misses, but has always come back with good films. In early 2000 he had the super hit Annayya and then went on to act in films like Tagore and Shankardada MBBS. In 2009, he made a guest appearance in son Ram Charan’s mega hit Magadheera. In 2011, Chiru won the lifetime achievement award.